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Not long after Nick Cordova was murdered, his wife learned that his death meant a payout of $8 million,
but not necessarily to her. Just days after Nick Cordova's death, his wife Alicia started receiving texts from his
business partner Dave. Not about the investigation into his death, not about what happened, but about insurance. He
tells her that he needs her to sign off on some insurance paperwork. And when she did, she'd be getting around
$500,000, which to her seemed reasonable. I mean, Nick owned half the company that he ran with Dave. Maybe
it's like a million-dollar policy. It's split in half, right? But Alicia decided
to check. And what she finds is shocking. There isn't just one policy, there are two. And the total payout is
$8 million. But when she finally submits the paperwork to claim her portion, the
insurance company tells her that they already received her signed documents. Except she never signed anything. She
believes that someone forged her signature. Now, ask yourself, who had access to
those documents? Who was pushing her to sign so quickly? And who stood to gain right away from
getting that policy processed?

Not long after Nick Cordova was murdered, his wife Alysha learned his death came with an $8 million insurance payout.

Just days after his death, Nick’s business partner started texting her—not about what happened, but about insurance paperwork. He told her she’d receive around $500,000 if she signed.

That might’ve made sense… until she looked deeper.

There wasn’t just one policy. There were two. Totaling $8 million.

And when Alysha finally tried to file her claim, the insurance company told her they had already received her signed documents.

Except—she never signed anything.

Now the question is: who did?

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Brief Summary

Alicia Cordova discovers a suspicious $8 million insurance payout after her husband's murder, raising questions about forgery and motives.

Key points

A Shocking Discovery. Alicia learns there are two insurance policies totaling $8 million.
Forgery Uncovered. Alicia finds out her signature was forged on the insurance documents.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

There isn't just one policy, there are two.

Alicia discovers the shocking truth about the insurance policies.

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